Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian cricketer.[1][2] He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018.[3] He was the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twenty-two dismissals in nine matches.[4] He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 12 November 2018.[5]

Varun Chakravarthy
Personal information
Full nameVarun Chakravarthy Vinod
Born (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991
Bidar, Karnataka, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentTamil Nadu
2019Kings XI Punjab
Source: Cricinfo, 19 December 2019

In December 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the price of 8.4 crores.[6][7] He made his Twenty20 debut for the team on 27 March 2019.[8] His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.[9] He was released by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[10] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[11]

References
  1. "Varun Chakravarthy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. "Decoding the mystery: Who is Varun Chakravarthy?". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Tamil Nadu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. "Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Tirunelveli, Nov 12-15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. "6th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Mar 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  9. "Sunil Narine makes it a first over to forget for Varun Chakravarthy". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  10. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN Cricinfo. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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